Case Studies

Below are a number of examples where the International Projects team has helped to improve standardization.

Inogate

Strengthening relations and the energy trade between the EU and 11 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

INOGATE originated in the mid-1990s to support the European Union (EU) regarding Interstate Oil and Gas Transportation to Europe, with particular focus on oil and gas pipelines running from and through Eastern Europe and the Caucasus (the region between the Black and the Caspian seas) to the EU countries.

Turkmenistan

How consumers and businesses could benefit from ourwork to improve Turkmenistan’s quality infrastructure

Standardization in Turkmenistan dates back to 1929, when the country’s board of weights and measures was established. In 1971, the Turkmen Republic Office of State Standards was set up, which became the Turkmen Republic Centre for Standardization and Metrology six years later.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is Central Asia’s most prosperous nation, generating more than half of the region’s GDP. With huge proven reserves, it is a major oil and gas producer that is also blessed with vast mineral resources, including uranium, chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, copper, coal, iron and gold.

Iraq

Sharing standardization best practice through trainingto secure a more prosperous future for Iraq.

Standardization could play an important role in aiding economic recovery and growth in Iraq. But this will only be possible if Iraq makes significant progress on adopting international standards and drafting its own national standardsso they meet international requirements.

India

Sharing best practice and building capacity to grow trade betweenthe world’s second most-populous nation and the EU.

India’s exports are estimated to have totaled US $287.6bn (£200bn) in 2015,making it the world’s 17th largest exporter. The value of trade between the EU and India grew from €28.6bn in 2003 to €72.5bn in 2014.

Mongolia

Modernizing quality infrastructure to benefit businessesand consumers in the Land of the Eternal Blue Sky.

Although their origins date back to the 1920s, standardization services in Mongolia were established in 1953. The Mongolian Agency for Standardizationand Metrology (MASM) has been responsible for standardization since 2008.Its 350 staff deliver services via local offices in most of Mongolia’s 21 provinces.